English Heritage sites near Zeal Monachorum Parish

Okehampton Castle

OKEHAMPTON CASTLE

10 miles from Zeal Monachorum Parish

Once the largest castle in Devon, nestling in the foothills of Dartmoor. Reputedly haunted and mentioned in the Domesday Book.

Grimspound

GRIMSPOUND

14 miles from Zeal Monachorum Parish

The best known of many Dartmoor prehistoric settlements, Grimspound dates from the late Bronze Age. The remains of 24 stone houses survive within a massive boundary wall.

Hound Tor Deserted Medieval Village

HOUND TOR DESERTED MEDIEVAL VILLAGE

16 miles from Zeal Monachorum Parish

The remains of four 13th century stone farmsteads, on land originally farmed in the Bronze Age. This isolated Dartmoor hamlet was probably abandoned in the early 15th century.

Lydford Castle and Saxon Town

LYDFORD CASTLE AND SAXON TOWN

18 miles from Zeal Monachorum Parish

Beautifully sited on the fringe of Dartmoor, Lydford boasts three defensive features. Near the centre is a 13th-century tower on a mound, built as a prison.

Merrivale Prehistoric Settlement

MERRIVALE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT

21 miles from Zeal Monachorum Parish

The group of monuments at Merrivale is one of the finest on Dartmoor: side by side here are the remains of a Bronze Age settlement and a complex of ritual sites.

Upper Plym Valley

UPPER PLYM VALLEY

24 miles from Zeal Monachorum Parish

This extraordinary landscape encompasses some 300 Bronze Age and medieval sites, covering 15 square kilometres (6 square miles) of Dartmoor.


Churches in Zeal Monachorum Parish

St Peter

Pubs in Zeal Monachorum Parish

Waie Inn

Zeal Monachorum, EX17 6DF
(01363) 82348
waieinn.co.uk

A popular and friendly country pub, restaurant and entertainment centre set deep in the Devon countryside, just a short distance from Crediton. It offers a superb range of facilities and activities for the local community, visitors on holid...